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Any person who, prior to June 1, 1972, was a member of a British order or the recipient of a British decoration or medal may wear the insignia of the decoration or medal together with the insignia of any Canadian order, decoration or medal that the person is entitled to wear, the proper sequence being the following:
Despite its name, the Canadian Forces Decoration is a medal, as opposed to a decoration. [13] Other long service medals include: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Long Service Medal; Service Medal of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem; Commissionaires Long Service Medal
The Canadian Volunteer Service Medal is granted to persons of any rank in the Naval, Military or Air Forces of Canada who voluntarily served on Active Service from September 3, 1939, to March 1, 1947. The medal was established on October 22, 1943.
The Arctic Star medal recognises service between 1941 and 1945 delivering vital aid to the Soviet Union, running the gauntlet of enemy submarine, air and surface ship attacks. This list of military awards and decorations of World War II is an index to articles on notable military awards presented by the combatants during World War II
Though established by Royal Warrant and added to the order of wear as early as 1947, [2] the medal was never awarded. The medal was abolished in 1966, just prior to the creation of the Order of Canada. Despite the fact that it was never awarded, it continued to appear in the official order of wear published in the London Gazette until 2019. [1] [3]
James Frederick Scott, OBE, ED, QC (commonly known as J. Fred Scott) was a Canadian military officer who served in the First World War, and commanded The Calgary Highlanders at the start of the Second World War. [1] Colonel Scott was admitted to the Order of the British Empire for his work founding battle drill training in the Canadian Army.